New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 86

Page 3709

✨ Vital Statistics Tables



Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3709

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of all Persons registered during November, 1927—continued.

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
XI.—MALFORMATIONS.
159. Congenital Defects .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart Disease .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
159. " Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Pulmonary Stenosis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Spinal Meningocele .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Stenosis of Bile Ducts .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 2 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11
XII.—EARLY INFANCY.
160. Congenital Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 5 5 5 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 21
162. Asphyxia Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 7 7 5 2 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. 27
XIII.—OLD AGE.
164. Senility .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 1 9 .. 3 .. .. 1 .. 2 1 3 3 28
XIV.—EXTERNAL CAUSES.
165. Suicide by Solid or Liquid Poison .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
166. " Corrosive Substance .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
167. " Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
168. " Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3
170. " Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3
171. " Cutting Instruments .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
179. Accidental Burns.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
181. " Absorption of Poisonous Gas .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
182. " Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
183. " Traumatism by Firearms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
185. " " Fall .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4
188. " " Automobiles .. .. 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 8
188. " " Railways .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
188. " " Tramways .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
201. Fracture (cause not specified) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 5 6 4 5 2 2 1 .. 1 3 3 1 1 2 36
XV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
205. Not specified, or ill-defined .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
Grand Totals .. .. .. .. 126 109 95 85 8 16 22 7 9 22 14 9 15 16 553

Infantile Mortality.

TABLE showing for each of the Urban Areas the Causes of the Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age registered during November, 1927.

(These figures are included in the preceding table.)

Causes of Death. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hamilton. Gisborne. Napier. Hastings. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Palmerston North. Nelson. Timaru. Invercargill. Totals.
7. Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
8. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
29. Tetanus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
32. Tubercular Meningitis .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
38. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
71. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
74. Cerebral Congestion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
92. Pulmonary Embolism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
99. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
100. Broncho-Pneumonia .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
101. Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
113. Gastro Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. Congenital Defects .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Heart Disease .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
159. " Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Meningocele .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
159. " Stenosis of Bile Ducts .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
160. " Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5
161A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 5 5 5 2 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 21
162. Asphyxia Neonatorum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
205. Ill-defined .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 16 12 7 5 2 2 1 .. 1 2 .. 2 .. 2 52

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 8th December, 1927. MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🏥 Vital Statistics of Urban Areas for November 1927 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
8 December 1927
Vital Statistics, Urban Areas, Deaths, Age Groups, Causes of Death, November 1927
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

🏥 Infantile Mortality Statistics for November 1927

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
8 December 1927
Infantile Mortality, Urban Areas, Causes of Death, November 1927
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician